[cert 15, 101 mins]
Olive is a little girl with a dream: winning the Little Miss Sunshine contest. Her family wants her dream to come true, but they are so burdened with their own quirks, neuroses, and problems that they can barely make it through a day without some disaster befalling them. Olive’s grandfather is a ne’er-do-well with a drug habit, but at least he enthusiastically coaches Olive in her contest talent routine. Circumstances conspire to put the entire family on the road together with the goal of getting Olive to the Little Miss Sunshine contest in far off California.
Director:Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Starring:Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Alan Arkin
Level:AS, A2, GCSE
Subjects:English, Film Studies, Media Studies
